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Q: Which of the following represent the Sansei? a. the first generation immigrants from Japan b. the second generation, American-born Japanese c. the third generation, American-born Japanese d. the Japanese Americans sent back to Japan for school and arranged marriages

Q: Which of the following statements is true of organizational life of Chinese Americans? a. Their culture does not permit organizational membership. b. They have a rich history of organizational membership. c. Americans introduced organizational membership to them. d. Young Chinese Americans are becoming less acculturated.

Q: Before the great migration from Europe in the 1880s, Chinese immigration to the United States was welcome because ________. a. the Chinese brought a popular foreign culture b. the country needed hardworking laborers of China c. American couples could then adopt abandoned Chinese children d. the United States needed the foreign investment from China

Q: What is the sovereignty movement? What is the movement attempting to achieve? What are some of the reactions it has received?

Q: Describe the historical background of Hawai"i.

Q: Discuss the role of a kye in Korean American businesses. Provide an example to explain how it works.

Q: Describe the immigration patterns of Filipinos to the United States.

Q: Why haven"t Chinese Americans and Asian Americans in general, been more active in politics?

Q: How have the roles of the Korean women changed in the United States from those in their homeland?

Q: Discuss the challenges faced by Asian Indians in the United States.

Q: Why are Asian Americans considered a model minority? What is the view of proponents of the model minority?

Q: Which of the following is true of Native Hawaiians? a. They tend to have high levels of formal education and high median household incomes. b. They view the U.S. occupation as the beginning of their cultural and economic downfall. c. They traditionally scatter the cremated remains of their loved ones in the ocean. d. They have lost their cultural heritage and are unable to revive the Hawaiian language.

Q: The Hawaiian term ________ is gaining use to reaffirm the indigenous people's special ties to the islands. a. Viet Kieu b. ilchomose c. kanaka maoli d. Haoles

Q: ________ is the effort by the indigenous people of Hawai"i to secure a measure of self-government and restoration of their lands. a. Pan-Indianism b. The sovereignty movement c. The bamboo ceiling d. Racial profiling

Q: Which of the following is considered to be alien to Hawai"i? a. exogamy b. discrimination c. prejudice d. racial ghettos

Q: A clear indication of the multicultural nature of Hawai"i is ________. a. the degree to which pan-Indianism is emerging b. the degree of exogamy, or marrying outside one's own group c. the degree of education received from overseas d. the number of racial ghettos emerging in residential neighborhoods

Q: The 1900 Organic Act guaranteed ________ to the Hawaiians. a. racial equality b. political freedom c. permanent citizenship d. commonwealth status

Q: Which of the following was never introduced to the Hawaiian people? a. exogamy b. warfare c. slavery d. monarchy

Q: ________ is a term used to refer to Whites in Hawai"i. a. Gooks b. Haoles c. Desi d. Kyes

Q: Which of the following barriers is still encountered by older Hmong residents? a. occupation b. public healthcare c. language d. housing

Q: Wausau school officials believed that progress in teaching the Hmong English was stymied because the ________. a. newcomers continued to speak only in their native tongue b. newcomers resisted enrolling in schools c. newcomers believed in pluralism d. White staff members were prejudiced and discriminating

Q: Which of the following statements is true of the Hmong community? a. Literacy levels and formal education are high among them. b. The median income of their household is high. c. Traditions surrounding home ownership remain strong. d. Traditions surrounding marriage and funerals remain strong.

Q: The transition for the Hmong community to the United States was difficult because they ________. a. did not have tight-knit groups to support or sponsor them b. were farmers with little formal education c. were reluctant to dispose their properties and leave their homelands d. did not find religious groups they could associate with

Q: The Hmong come from rural areas of ________. a. China b. South Korea c. Laos and Vietnam d. Indonesia and Malaysia

Q: Defiance of authority is regarded as a sign of ________. a. pluralism b. assimilation c. amalgamation d. color-blind racism

Q: Which of the following is a factor in adjustment by the Vietnamese refugees in the United States? a. laws b. language c. family structure d. political instability

Q: One problem faced by the Vietnamese refugees in the United States was ________. a. religious and political restrictions b. enrollment of children in schools and colleges c. downward social mobility d. returning to their homelands permanently

Q: The term "boat people" was used to describe ________ refugees who took to the ocean in overcrowded vessels hoping that some ship would pick them up and offer sanctuary. a. Japanese b. Indian c. Vietnamese d. Korean

Q: ________ is the tendency to stereotype Asians and to regard them as all alike and undesirable. a. Xenophobia b. Gook syndrome c. Pan-Indianism d. Yellow-nail syndrome

Q: The primary objection to Vietnamese immigration to the United States in 1975 was that it would ________. a. further increase the brain drain of South Vietnam b. further increase unemployment in the United States c. result in population explosion in the United States d. result in South Vietnam losing its national character

Q: Among Korean Americans, ________ is the organization holding the group together. a. the hui kuan b. the church c. the hometown club d. tsu

Q: Korean Americans pool their money through kyes. On which of the following do kyes depend? a. laws b. insurance c. mortgages d. trust

Q: Which of the following statements is true of kyes? a. Korean Americans use them to make long-term investments. b. They grant money on a rotating basis. c. They are used to set up major operations. d. They are a form of fixed assets.

Q: Korean American women support their families financially. Which of the following is a reason for this? a. This is the role they have carried over to the United States from their homeland. b. They have become ambitious after immigrating to the United States. c. They have moved away from traditional cultural roles under economic pressure. d. They have received conventional Western schooling in the United States.

Q: Which of the following statements is true of the present-day Korean Americans? a. They depend solely on wages to support their households. b. They are fluent in the English language. c. They pool their money through the kye that is protected by laws and insurance. d. They stress conventional Western schooling as a means to success.

Q: The ilchomose are also called ________. a. kanaka maoli b. the 1.5 generation c. tongs d. the second generation

Q: The Korean-American immigrants who accompanied their parents to the United States when they were young are called the ________. a. Sansei b. Nisei c. ilchomose d. bracero

Q: Which of the following problems documented the pain of adjustment among the Koreans? a. family strife b. polygamy c. excessive socializing d. religious intolerance

Q: The third wave of Korean immigration, post 1965, brought with it largely ________. a. uneducated agricultural workers b. orphans and wives of American servicemen c. skilled professionals d. students seeking admission into universities

Q: Which of the following statements is true of Filipino Americans? a. They have a strong loyalty to the Protestant faith. b. They seek involvement in broader non-Filipino organizations and avoid group exclusiveness. c. They are a homogenous population in terms of language. d. They have a single national group that represents the general Filipino population.

Q: The term sa pamilya refers to Filipinos' strong ________. a. devotion to God b. loyalty to family c. vocational pursuits d. educational background

Q: When the United States ceased giving preference to physicians from abroad, doctors in the Philippines began to ________. a. immigrate to Hawai"i to serve as contract workers on sugar plantations b. enter the United States as spouses of U.S. soldiers c. enter the United States retrained as nurses d. stage demonstrations to persuade the United States to change its policies

Q: U.S. born Filipinos tend to have ________ than the new arrivals. a. more start-up capital for businesses b. more formal schooling c. lower job status d. lesser political ambitions

Q: In 1948, the Philippines lost their unrestricted immigration rights to the United States ________. a. after the United States lost possession of the islands in the Spanish"American War b. because they were still under Spanish colonial rule c. because they gained commonwealth status d. after gaining their independence from the United States

Q: Which of the following cultural practices faced by Asian Indian and other immigrant groups is not a part of American mainstream culture? a. arranged marriages b. exogamy c. polygamy d. courthouse weddings

Q: Which of the following statements is true of Asian Indians when compared to other Asian Americans? a. They are the largest group of Asian immigrants to the United States. b. They are more likely to work in manufacturing industries. c. They report little ill treatment among all Asian Americans. d. They are more likely to adopt the Caribbean versions of their faiths.

Q: Which of the following is a major challenge for Asian Indian immigrants to the United States? a. acquiring a permanent residential status b. enrolling for a program in the state universities c. pursuing religious practices in a foreign country d. maintaining traditions within the family household

Q: Which of the following industries do Asian Indians depend on to help them acclimatize to the United States and to give them the money they need to become more economically self-reliant? a. agricultural b. service c. tourist d. manufacturing

Q: Which of the following statements is true of recent Asian Indian immigrants, sponsored by earlier immigrant relatives? a. They see the service industries as permanent jobs for settling in the United States. b. They tend to have training that is easily adapted to the U.S. workplace. c. They prefer settling in smaller towns of rural America. d. They tend to display less facility with English.

Q: ________ is the development of solidarity between ethnic subgroups. a. Panethnicity b. Ethnocentrism c. Assimilation d. Amalgamation

Q: Despite the diversity among groups of Asian Americans and Asian Pacific islanders, they have been treated as a(n) ________ group for generations. a. ethnocentric b. monolithic c. monotheistic d. secessionist minority

Q: Chinese Americans have not been active in politics because ________. a. the brightest students tend to pursue careers in business and science b. Chinese culture encourages taking risks, inviting criticism, and being assertive c. they have concentrated more on the larger community than their own status d. they inherently trust the democratic system and the government

Q: Which of the following statements is true of the political activity and pan-Asian identity of Asian Americans? a. They completely alienate themselves from the social organizations of their homeland. b. They have been slow to achieve political mobilization. c. They are very docile and do not participate in protests and demonstrations. d. They come from nations where political participation is encouraged.

Q: Portraying the problems of racial and ethnic minorities as their fault rather than recognizing society's responsibilities is an instance of ________. a. victim discounting b. blaming the victim c. the scapegoating theory d. the melting pot

Q: The presence of ________ reflects the cultural values and social norms that impact Asian professionals' interactions with others and cause others to make negative judgments about them. a. the bamboo ceiling b. a civil religion c. pluralism d. the sovereignty movement

Q: Which of the following terms has been historically used to address barriers that women and minority group men have faced in the workplace? a. glass shield b. glass wall c. glass ceiling d. glass escalator

Q: The ________ refers to the barrier that talented Asian Americans face because of resentment and intolerance directed toward Asian Americans. a. bamboo ceiling b. kanaka maoli c. glass wall d. reverse discrimination

Q: Which of the following statements is true of Asian Americans when compared to White non-Hispanics? a. Asian Americans have smaller families and lesser familial responsibilities. b. Asian Americans have significantly more formal schooling. c. Asian Americans have a stronger footing in politics. d. Asian Americans have higher household family income.

Q: Any police-initiated action based on race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than a person's behavior is called ________. a. racial profiling b. de jure segregation c. ethnic paradox d. color-blind racism

Q: The marginal status of Asian Pacific Islanders leaves them vulnerable to ________. a. color-blind racism b. absolute deprivation c. reverse discrimination d. collective oppression

Q: The Asian immigrants in the United States were characterized as ________. a. polite b. morally superior c. savage d. overzealous

Q: Which of the following statements is true of the treatment met by Asian Americans? a. Asian Americans are victims of both prejudice and violence. b. The resentment against Asian Americans is limited to overt expressions of violence. c. Asian American immigrants were characterized as morally superior. d. Unlike other subordinate groups, Asian Americans are free from institutional discrimination.

Q: Which of the following statements is true of the view held by proponents of the model minority regarding the Asian Americans? a. Asian Americans are yet to achieve success, socially and educationally, in the United States. b. Asian Americans continue to be economically subordinate and disadvantaged group. c. Asian Americans have ceased to be subordinate and are no longer disadvantaged. d. Asian Americans do not constitute a model minority.

Q: ________ is a pattern whereby an immigrant sponsors several other immigrants who, on their arrival, may sponsor still more.

Q: The term ________ is used to refer to Vietnamese living abroad.

Q: In Hawai"i, the term ________ is used to refer to "real or true people." a. Haoles b. kanaka maoli c. Viet Kieu d. ilchomose

Q: A ________ is a credit system used by Korean Americans that grants members money on a rotating basis to allow them to gain access to additional capital. a. tsu b. tong c. kanaka maoli d. kye

Q: Which of the following statements is true of the first generation Filipino immigrants to the United States? a. They were female and employed as permanent workers on sugar plantations. b. They were male and employed in agricultural labor. c. They were World War II veterans and wives of U.S. soldiers. d. They were physicians, nurses, and professionals.

Q: ________ refers to the emphasis on ethnic food and ethnically associated political causes than deeper ties to one's heritage. a. Symbolic ethnicity b. Panethnicity c. Ethnocentrism d. Ethnic cleansing

Q: The term "yellow peril" came to refer to the ________. a. brain drain from China and India b. diseases that wiped out huge numbers of Asian Americans c. predominance of Asians in upper management d. generalized prejudice toward Asians

Q: A group that despite past perceptions and discrimination succeeds economically, socially, and educationally without resorting to political or violent confrontations with Whites is known as a(n) ________. a. image minority b. model minority c. subordinate group d. archetype group

Q: ________ is characterized by vandalism of mosques and organized resistance to Arabic school openings. a. Islamophobia b. Zeusophobia c. Xenophobia d. Acrophobia

Q: ________ refers to a range of negative feelings toward Muslims and their religion. a. Acrophobia b. Xenophobia c. Islamophobia d. Theophobia

Q: Which of the following statements is true of Arab and Muslim immigration in the early twentieth century? a. Their numbers increased after World War I. b. They were given a higher quota in the national origin system. c. Their destination was cities of the West Coast. d. Their pattern was disproportionately male.

Q: Which of the following statements is true about the immigration of Muslims and Arabs to the United States? a. Many Arabs immigrated as the result of encouragement from U.S.-funded missionary programs in the Middle East. b. The World War I encouraged many Arabs to immigrate to the United States for better opportunities. c. The pattern for immigration was predominantly female and the destinations were cities of the West coast. d. The immigration of Arab Americans to the United States increased with the advent of the restrictive national origin system.

Q: In the nineteenth century, Americans were introduced to the Arab world through the ________. a. media b. schools c. world's fairs d. abolitionary movement

Q: Traditionally, which of the following statements is true of the African American Muslim community? a. They do not follow orthodox Muslim traditions. b. They all adhere to the Nation of Islam. c. There has been little contact and some friction between them. d. They all embrace the Black superiority view.

Q: Which of the following was condemned by Minister Louis Farrakhan? a. bootstrap capitalism b. abortion c. strict punishment d. self-help

Q: Which of the following was endorsed by Minister Louis Farrakhan? a. bigotry b. polygamy c. leniency in punishment d. bootstrap capitalism

Q: The secular Organization of Afro-American Unity created by Malcolm X was meant to ________. a. criticize the civil rights movement b. support the civil rights movement c. criticize the industrial dependence of Muslim immigrants d. internationalize the national origin system